lad's love
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In some ways it was strengthened by the lad's love for her children; by his grief, scarcely less than her own, at the death of her eldest little girl.
From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 by Huxley, Thomas Henry
Of such is the kingdom of lad's love!
From Wild Wings A Romance of Youth by Piper, Margaret Rebecca
It was in this time of siege that I came to know, as I had not known before, the depth and tenderness of my dear lad's love for me.
From The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady by Lynde, Francis
He's the sure morning after this dark dream; Clear daylight and west wind of a lad's love; With all his golden pride, for my dull hours, Still climbing sunward!
From One-Act Plays By Modern Authors by Various
How often we hear that phrase, as the old man looks back over a long life, to the time when lad's love filled his days with sunshine.
From Doctor Luttrell's First Patient by Carey, Rosa Nouchette
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